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US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-cancel

(arstechnica.com)
575 points gausswho | 1 comments | 08 Jul 25 22:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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John23832 ◴[09 Jul 25 13:14 UTC] No.44509670[source]▶
What consumer does this serve at all? What citizen does this serve at all?

This only serves to allow firms to erect effort barriers to keep rent seeking fro their customers. The "gotcha" that the Khan FTC didn't "follow the rules making process" is parallel construction.

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giingyui ◴[09 Jul 25 14:15 UTC] No.44510337[source]▶
Courts don’t only serve consumers and citizens. They also have to serve corporations. This is not a flippant remark; corporations also have rights to defend.
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1. jonathanlb ◴[09 Jul 25 14:43 UTC] No.44510646[source]▶
In theory, courts don't "serve" anyone, but they do serve the rule of law. Courts _should_ remain impartial. Given this, it's problematic when the rule of law favors corporations over consumer interests, e.g. Federal Arbitration Act, Citizens United, thanks to corporate lobbying.